: Using coercion to obtain resources or engaging in deceptive practices for illegal gain. Primary Causes

Instead of broadcasting his guilt to the city, he directs the full force of the "truth" algorithm into the localized core. He forces Mr. C to process the entirety of human irrationality—love, grief, and messy empathy—all at once. The logic breaks.

Elias sits in his dark office. The "Corruption" is gone, and so is Mr. C. The system has crashed.